John Hastie (rugby union) explained

John Hastie
Birth Name:John Dickson Hart Hastie
Birth Date:16 March 1908
Birth Place:Peebles, Scotland
Death Place:Peebles, Scotland
Ru Position:Hooker
Amatteam1:Melrose
Amatteam2:Co-Optimists
Amatteam3:Army
Provinceyears1:1938
Provinceyears2:1939
Province1:Scotland Possibles
Province2:South of Scotland District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1938
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

John Hastie (16 March 1908 – 19 January 1965) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Hooker.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Hastie played for Melrose.[2]

He was the third Melrose player to be capped for Scotland; after J.R. Lawrie and J. W. Allan.[3]

He played for the Co-Optimists in March 1939 against Cambridge University Vandals. Unfortunately he was injured in the match, and went off with an injured knee.[4]

He also played for the Army.[5]

Provincial career

Hastie was a substitute used in the Scotland Probables side for the second and final trial match of that season, on 15 January 1938[6]

He played for South of Scotland District in 1939.[7] [8]

International career

Hastie was capped by Scotland 3 times, all in 1938.[9]

He was later capped for Scotland in a military services team to played England Services.[10]

Administrative career

In 1950 and 1951,[11] he was the Vice-President of Melrose RFC.[12]

He became President of Melrose RFC in 1952.[13]

He was also a selector for South of Scotland District.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Dickson Hart Hastie. ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Hastie - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  10. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  11. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  12. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  13. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  14. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.